Latest "transgender service members" stories

We must push toward protecting LGBTQ service members at home

As the 10th anniversary of the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" nears, we must ensure LGBTQ service members are not discriminated against, says the author of this commentary.

By Retired Maj. Gen. Gale S. Pollock

2 years ago

New in 2020: Another battle about transgender troops

A top lawmaker says the issue is one of his biggest goals for the coming year.

By Leo Shane III and Joe Gould

4 years ago

Transgender troops welcome in Massachusetts National Guard, state official says

Gov. Charlie Baker's administration says transgender soldiers remain welcome in the Massachusetts National Guard, despite President Donald Trump's ban on transgender people serving in the U.S. military.

4 years ago

Meet the Fort Meade trans women fighting the military’s ban

Anyone with a diagnosis of gender dysphoria or a contract to join and diagnosis prior to April 12 was grandfathered into the military.

By Selene San Felice, (Annapolis, Md.) Capital Gazette

4 years ago

Military service academies begin to follow transgender ban

The elite academies that educate officers for the nation's armed forces have begun to implement the Trump administration's ban on transgender service members.

4 years ago

Smith says he won’t derail the NDAA over transgender troop ban

Nukes and the transgender ban policy remain NDAA sticking points.

5 years ago

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